4 days ago · Plans for security fence at Torfaen primary school. PLANS are being considered to provide a fence at what is the only school in a borough that isn’t securely enclosed.

2 days ago · The 75th anniversary of the Llandow Air Disaster was marked at The Greenhouse pub in Cwmbran Relatives of 13 Torfaen men who died in the Llandow Air Disaster gathered yesterday in The Greenhouse pub for the 75th anniversary and to see a commemorative plaque be unveiled. On 12 March 1950, a flight ...

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2 days ago · GOVERNMENT minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has refused to be drawn on planned benefits cuts and said people should wait for them to be announced. The Torfaen Labour MP was speaking after attending the official opening of improvements to make Cwmbran railway station in his constituency more accessible ...

19 hours ago · Natural Resources Wales defended issuing a flood warning while water was already a foot-deep in the streets of Pontypridd, raising the risk of “crying wolf” with false alerts. The Senedd’s climate committee took evidence from NRW on March 12 as part of an inquiry on the response to storms Bert and Darragh, which hit Wales […]

Mar 6, 2025 · FUNDING worth £20 million for Cwmbran has been confirmed with promises of greater flexibility of how it is spent. The cash was first announced by the previous Conservative government in October 2023 under its towns fund, with the money released over a 10-year period.. The new Labour government committed to honouring the funding, which it claims hadn’t been put in place by the previous Tory ...

3 days ago · Six friends are walking 50 miles in memory of a Cwmbran businessman who passed away from cancer. Steve Turzynski ran an accountancy firm in Old Cwmbran and died in 2024. The group plans to walk from Brecon to Cwmbran along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal over two days (5/6 April) to raise money for Velindre […]

4 days ago · FUNDING still needs to be found for a 3G sports pitch at Cwmbran High School, a top councillor has confirmed. Cllr Richard Clark, who is Torfaen Borough Council’s cabinet member for education, announced in December the school is planning to replace its all-weather redgra sports pitch with the soft, artificial grass.

Jan 11, 2025 · A £20 MILLION regeneration plan for a Gwent town centre will be submitted for approval to the UK Government which has pushed the project back two years. The cash, spread over a ten-year period, was announced for Cwmbran by the previous Conservative government in October 2023 under its towns fund. There had been uncertainty over […]

Mar 6, 2025 · I met Sara Pelopida and Kate Nurden in the Ashbridge for a coffee and chat about their late father. I left with a special story that I didn’t expect to hear when I walked through the doors of the pub.